Marilyn and Cliff have had various gardens over the years. We are now focusing on gardening in New Russia, NY (NR). [Cliff's 2024 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2023 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2022 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2021 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2020 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2019 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2018 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2017 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2016 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2015 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2014 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2013 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2012 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2011 Garden Blog]
September 3, 2025
Canned peaches. Froze melon.Augest 30, 2025
Harvested peaches, peppers, cucumbers, and cabbage. Weeded Canned tomatoes. Started 10L sauerkraut crock.Augest 29, 2025
Harvested tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, blackberries, seedless grapes, cabbage, potatoes and peaches. Froze summer squash, string beans and blackberries. Dehydrating peaches and grapes. Transplanted lettuce.Augest 28, 2025
Harvested string beans, summer squash, cucumbers, melon and peaches. Froze melon. Sprayed sinosad and bt.Augest 20, 2025
Harvested summer squash, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, eggplant, string beans, and cherry tomatoes.Augest 19, 2025
Harvested summer squash, cucumbers, sweet peppers, melons, and cherry tomatoes. Canned tomatoes. Harvested and canned peaches in PA.Augest 16, 2025
Harvested and canned peaches in PA. Harvested summer squash, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, eggplant, string beans, and cherry tomatoes. Trimmed onions and last garlic.Augest 15, 2025
Harvested peaches in PA. Watered in NR.Augest 14, 2025
Harvested peaches, and blueberries in PA. Canned peaches.Augest 12, 2025
Harvested summer squash, cucumbers, peaches, and cherry tomatoes.Augest 11, 2025
Harvested summer squash, cucumbers, eggplant, onions, potatoes, peaches, cherry tomatoes, and tomatoes. Sprayed bee-safe on curcibs.Augest 10, 2025
Froze string beans, summer squash and cherry tomatoes. Harvested cucumbers, onions, cherry tomatoes, and tomatoes. Made charcoal. Froze cherry tomatoes.Augest 9, 2025
Harvested summer squash, cucumbers, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, and tomatoes. Weeded. Thinned peaches.Augest 8, 2025
Froze string beans, summer squash, and broccoli. Harvested summer squash, cucumbers, potatoes, cherry tomatoes, and tomatoes. Trimmed garlic.Augest 7, 2025
Watered. Harvested string beans, broccoli, onions, cherry tomatoes, and tomatoes. Found first tomato hornworm. Started lettuce. Trimmed garlic. Froze string beans.Augest 6, 2025
Harvested blueberries in PA. Harvested cucumbers, summer squash, tomato, and first melon in NR.Augest 5, 2025
Harvested/thinned peaches in PA.Augest 2, 2025
Harvested string beans.Augest 1, 2025
Harvested cucumbers, summer squash, a tomato, and cherry tomatoes. Harvested blueberries in PA.July 31, 2025
Harvested cucumbers, summer squash, broccoli, kale, a tomato, and cherry tomatoes. Cleared rotten grapes from the north concords. Weeded. Sprayed bee-BT. Covered blackberries and blueberries.July 30, 2025
Harvested cucumbers, summer squash, basil, and cherry tomatoes. Cleared rotten grapes from the south concords. Planted spinach. Pruned. Sprayed bee-safe.July 29, 2025
Harvested cucumbers, summer squash, onions, string beans and cherry tomatoes. Made pickles and charcoal.July 28, 2025
Harvested cucumbers, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, beets, onions, and cherry tomatoes. Made pickles.July 27, 2025
Harvested cucumbers, summer squash, broccoli, cherry tomatoes. And yellow string beans. Sprayed spinosad.July 25, 2025
Harvested blueberries in PA.July 23, 2025
Harvested blueberries in PA.July 23, 2025
Harvested blueberries in PA.July 22, 2025
Harvested summer squash, cucumbers, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, snap peas and eggplant; blueberries in PA.July 21, 2025
Harvested summer squash, cucumbers, raspberries, cabbage, cherry tomatoes, snap peas and broccoli. Planted a bed of carrots, spinach and beets. Picked bugs, weeded.July 20, 2025
Harvested the last 6 cultivars of garlic, summer squash, cucumbers and lettuce. Planted a bed of carrots. Transplanted last beets & kale.July 19, 2025
Harvested garlic, cucumbers and summer squash. Weeded. Transplanted 3 types of beets.July 18, 2025
Harvested rasberries, summer squash and basil. Weeded. Froze basil.July 17, 2025
Harvested 12 garlic cultivars and lettuce. Prepared beds. Transplanted summer squash (9), cucumbers (9), broccoli (36), cabbage (18), cauliflower (12). Froze kale and summer squash.July 16, 2025
Harvested kale, peas, cherry tomatoes and 7 garlic cultivars. Froze kale and summer squash.July 15, 2025
Harvested broccoli & summer squash. Sprayed spinosad on squash, eggplant and a few potatoes.July 10, 2025
Harvested raspberries, black caps, cabbage and a cherry tomato. Watered.July 9, 2025
Harvested broccoli, raspberries and snap peas. Weeded. Picked bugs.July 8, 2025
Harvested 2 garlic cultivars, lettuce and cherry tomatoes. Hardening off transplants where the lettuce was. Did a charcoal burn. Weeded. Picked bugs.July 7, 2025
Harvested broccoli and kale. Weeded. Picked bugs.July 6, 2025
Harvested cherry tomatoes. Weeded. Picked bugs.July 5, 2025
Harvested 2 garlic cultivars, currents, cherries, broccoli and snap peas. Froze broccoli. Weeded. Picked bugs.July 4, 2025
Harvested kale. Froze broccoli, kale and snap peas. Weeded. Picked bugs.July 3, 2025
Harvested broccoli, currents, snap peas. Weeded. Picked bugs.July 2, 2025
Harvested cherries and 4 garlic cultivars. Weeded. Picked bugs; first squash bugs (one batch of nymphs and another further along) and lots of egg cases. Gave peppers some epson salt. Sprayed fish-es-bee-safe on crops susceptible to fungle problems. Saw the first japanese beetle.July 1, 2025
Harvested snap peas and white currants. Weeded, watered. Picked bugs.June 30, 2025
Harvested strawberries, cherries, kale, broccoli, cauliflower and basil. Picked bugs. Did a charcoal burn. Weeded! Watered. Froze broccoli, snap peas and kale.June 29, 2025
Harvested broccoli, snap peas & strawberries. Picked bugs. Weeded & weed wacked. Started round 2: summer squash: dunja (2), green machine (1), saffron (1), yellow finn (1), scallop (1), cue ball (1), 8 ball (1), one ball (1), cucumber: itachi (3), unagi (3), sashimi (3).June 28, 2025
Harvested cauliflower. Picked bugs. Weeded. Weed wacked. Started cylindra beets (24).June 27, 2025
Harvested broccoli, strawberries and snap peas. Picked bugs. Did a charcoal burn. Weeded. Cut scapes. Thinned some of the cole seedlings. Picked blueberries at home.June 26, 2025
Picked potato bugs. Weeded. Weedwacked. Harvested broccoli & cauliflower. Sprayed fish, bee safe, ES on tomatoes, eggplant and curbits. Transplanted late sprouting ginger (1) and orange turmeric (1).June 25, 2025
Picked potato bugs. Weeded.June 24, 2025
Watered. Picked potato bugs. Harvested lettuce, strawberries, broccoli, cauliflower, & snap peas. Weeded.June 23, 2025
Harvested kale. Started beets: ruby queen (36), detroit red (36), chioggoi (24).June 20, 2025
Harvested strawberies, cauliflower, and kale. Froze strawberries.June 19, 2025
Watered, hand picked bugs. Harvest & froze strawberries.June 18, 2025
Started broccoli: Marathon (18), Eastern Magic (18), kale: Black magic (11), Harvested lettuce, strawberries. Sprayed BT on cole crops, apple trees and some pears. Pasturized 2 batches of compost. Froze strawberries.June 17, 2025
Started cabbage: Ruby perfection (9), Murdoc (9), cauliflower: Lavendar (12), Flame star (12), Earlistar (12), Paxton (12).June 13, 2025
Harvested asparagus, strawberries, lettuce, kale, scapes & cauliflower. Sprayed fish, bee safe ES on curbits. Covered strawberries in barn garden.June 12, 2025
Harvested asparagus. lettuce and strawberries.June 11, 2025
Harvested asparagus. Sprayed spinosad on potatoes and eggplant.June 10, 2025
Juiced lemons, spread rinds in the garden. Harvested asparagus. Weeded. Transplanted replacements for cucumbers and watermelons. Made charcoal experimenting with cans. Removed kozys.June 9, 2025
Froze cherries. Harvested asparagus, lettuce and strawberries. Froze asparagus.June 8, 2025
Harvested cherries at home.June 7, 2025
Harvested & froze cherries at home.June 5, 2025
Harvested & froze cherries at home.June 2, 2025
Harvested asparagus. Transplanted sprouted ginger and Hawaiian Red Turmeric. Started beans: Monte Cristo (2) trellises, Monte Gusto (2), Carimont (2), Tarbais (1). Watered. Restarted watermelon seedlings.June 1, 2025
Harvested asparagus.May 31, 2025
Harvested asparagus & lettuce. Top dressed corn beds with granular fertilizer. Froze asparagus.May 30, 2025
Harvested asparagus & lettuce. Started (old) lettuce seed (24).May 28, 2025
Harvested asparagus.May 27, 2025
Harvested asparagus and lettuce. Transplanted a bit more ginger and a few Hawaiian turmeric and all the pumpkins and basil. Restarted watermelon and cucumbers. Weeded & watered.May 26, 2025
Sprayed BT on apples, pears and cole crops. Sprayed fish, Bee safe, and ES on tomatoes, curbits, garlic and corn. Harvested asparagus. Transplanted amaryllis, half the ginger and melons. Weeded!May 25, 2025
Harvested asparagus and lettuce. Put lots more Kozys out. Weeding!May 24, 2025
Harvested asparagus. Put a few curbits in Kozys.May 19, 2025
Harvested asparagus.May 18, 2025
Harvested asparagus. Planted last red potatoes, transplanted corn (>200) and 6 sweet potatoes into a patio garden bag, summer squash (9), cucumbers (9), winter squash (18), watermelon (6).May 17, 2025
Harvested asparagus, lettuce and spinach. Transplanted Big Beef tomatoes (24), eggplant (7), Weeded & prepared beds.May 16, 2025
Harvested asparagus. Hardening off more seedlings.May 14, 2025
Harvested asparagus. Froze asparagus.May 13, 2025
Sprayed BT on apple trees, most pears, and cole crops. Sprayed fish & ES on garlic. Harvested asparagus. Transplanted sweet potatoes: Yellow Mahon Yam?(3), Purple majesty (20), Mahon Yam (20), O'Henry (22). Transplanted peppers (8).May 12, 2025
Harvested asparagus. Finished putting up 6ft fence on the east bumpout.May 11, 2025
Harvested asparagus. Transplanted breeder sweet potatoes: Purple majesty (7), Mahon Yam (6). Transplanted cherry tomatoes (15).May 10, 2025
Harvested asparagus. Transplanted remaining 3.5 trays of cole crops.May 9, 2025
Started Vision Sweet corn: 6 trays. Harvested asparagus.May 4, 2025
Started Summer Squash: Yellowfin (2), Saffon (1), Dunja (2), Green Machine (1) Cue Ball (1), One ball (1), Eight Ball (1), Cucumbers: Itachi (3), Nokya (2), Sashimi (2), Unagi (2), Pumpkins: Early Giant (3), Mellow Yellow (2), Jarrhardale (2), N. GA Candy Roaster (4), Marquee de Provence (3), Stryian (4), Winter squash: Tiptop (6), Metro (12).May 3, 2025
Put sweet potatoes and cole crops outside to harden off. Planted potatoes: Russet 7.5 lbs, Red 3.5 lbs. Started basil. Potted O'Henry sweet potato slips.May 2, 2025
Transplanted strawberries. Planted potatoes: Golden 3lbs, Russet 7.5 lbs.May 1, 2025
Sprayed Bee safe with Epsom salt (1/2T/gal) on trees grapes and berries (except Keiffer as white is peeking). Transplanted strawberries. Transplanted remaining onions. Harvested asparagus that had been hit with last nights frost.April 30, 2025
Watered & weeded. Transplanted tomatoes: Woodstock (3), Abigail (3), Harvest Moon (3) and Sunflowers (9).April 29, 2025
Watered. Sprayed liquid fish and epsom salt of garlic. Transplanted Patterson (54) and Rossa di Milano (48) onions, Ruby Perfection cabbage (9), Lettuce (30). Planted Blue and Red Northland potatoes.April 28, 2025
Watered in NR.April 23, 2025
Worked on the east barn garden bumpout. Put blood meal on the garlic plants. Planted spinach and beets.April 22, 2025
Planted peas on two trellises and carrots in front of them.April 12, 2025
Started ginger (16), dahlias: Diva (3), Cornel (2), Cornel Bronze (1), Citron du Cap (2), Myrtles Brandy (3).April 10, 2025
Started rooting sweet potatoes. Put up trellises.April 6, 2025
Started lettuce (30), parsley (6), Turkish Delight eggplant (7), Peppers: Red Knioght (2), Ace (2), Sunshine (3), SVP Y (1) tomatoes: Woodstock (3), Abigail (3), Harvest Moon (3), Big Beef (24C), Cherry tomatoes: Indigo Drops (2), Super Sweet 100 (1) Sungold (2), Five star (1), Ch. Bomb (2), White (1), Sun peach (2), Nova (1), Apple Yellow (2), Blush (1).April 4, 2025
Thinned Rossa di Milano seedlings. Sprayed fungacide on raspberries, grapes and north garden apples. Started turmeric: Hawaiian red (18), VBC orange (8).April 3, 2025
Watered new trees and berries. Put up a trellis.April 2, 2025
Watered new trees and berries. Pruned a peach tree in NR.March 29, 2025
Started Black Magic Kale (9), Broccoli: Green Magic (9), Eastern Magic (9), Monty (9), Cauliflower: Flame (6), Paxton (6), Earlistar (6), Cabbage: Murdoc (9), Ruby Perfection (9).March 28, 2025
Started creeping thyme (72).March 25, 2025
Planted Burgandy & Ginger Gold apple trees and Schoder ND pear tree and a red currant bush and blueberries: Patriot (3) and Nelson (6).March 21, 2025
Froze butternut squash. Pruned grapes and trees.March 19, 2025
Started onions: Patterson (144).March 18, 2025
Started onions: Rosa di Milano (108).March 16, 2025
Relabeled garlic beds.March 15, 2025
Froze Jarrahdale pumpkin. Last charcoal burn.March 8, 2025
Finished grinding Garlic.February 14, 2025
Froze butternut squash.February 1, 2025
Froze butternut squash.January 30, 2025
Started another batch of dehydrated garlic. Almost all sweet potato plants have woken up.January 20, 2025
Started another batch of dehydrated garlic.January 19, 2025
Fertilized asparagus beds. Froze winter squash and pumpkin.January 18, 2025
Fertilized garlic beds. Harvested Marigold seeds.January 17, 2025
Dehydrating garlic.January 8, 2025
Dehydrating garlic.January 1, 2025
Dehydrating garlic.